A BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED BODHISATTVA
A BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED BODHISATTVA

MING DYNASTY, 15TH-16TH CENTURY

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A BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED BODHISATTVA
Ming dynasty, 15th-16th century
The well-cast figure of Avalokitesvara shown seated in padmasana atop a lotus plinth, with right hand in varadamudra and left hand in vitarkamudra, each hand holding the end of the long lotus stem that rises to a lotus plant at the shoulder, wearing beaded jewelry and a five-pointed crown centered by the seated figure of Amitabha Buddha
13½in. (34.3cm.) high